On Friday, Aug. 26, Killington hosted Country Western Night on the golf course. Golfers donned cowboy boots and hats and attempted to tee off while standing on a hay bale! Golfers also made their best attempt at the speed putting challenge, which was to putt 12 balls in under two minutes. Results are as follows.…

CASTLETON — Castleton Community Center Golf Committee members from left Jim Wright, Stan Patch, Al Gustafson, and Don Wood extend an invitation to all golfers to join them Sept. 12 at Lake St. Catherine Country Club for the 10th Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Community Center Elderly and Disabled Transportation program. The Center provides…

Hunters who take a bear, deer, turkey, or moose during the Vermont hunting seasons must bring the animal within 48 hours to the nearest game warden or to a Vermont Fish & Wildlife reporting station. Hunting season dates as well as wardens and reporting stations for 2014 are listed below. For more information, visit www.vtfishandwildlife.com.…

KILLINGTON — On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, Killington will welcome back the POC Eastern States Cup and the Enduro and SuperD Regional Championship finals for gravity mountain bike racing. The Eastern States Cup is officially sanction by USA Cycling for Mountain Biking. All USAC rules apply. State and Series competitors must have annual USAC Licenses.…

Following the results of the Aug. 26 primary election, State Senate candidate William Tracy Carris is pleased to announce that he will appear on the general election ballot as a Democrat. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Carris received 36.5 percent of the votes for a first place finish in the Democratic primary. “I am…

PITTSFORD — The Mendon Fish & Game Club held their annual 3-D Bow Shoot on Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Mendon Fish & Game Club in Pittsford. At the event, 118 bow shooter enthusiasts tried their skill with the new Rinehart targets, and improved course layout. Several trophies were awarded to…

Rutland’s Chloe Levins takes second place with Kristin Mahoney of Rutland, Terry Boyce and Patti Haas of Killington finishing in the top 10 Madison Corley of Essex Junction fired a blistering one-under par round of 71 to secure her second straight State Amateur Championship, Vermont State Women’s Golf Association officials announced Thursday, Aug. 21. Madison Corley lead…

KILLINGTON — This is Linwood Jackson with his 8-point buck that he got last hunting season, finally back from the taxidermy.  Linwood is part of the maintenance team at Mountain Green Condos. Photo courtesy of Susan Roddy

LUDLOW – On Monday, Aug. 18, Dave Higley, an Okemo Valley Golf Club member from Ludlow, made a hole-in-one at Okemo Valley Golf Club. Higley aced the fourth hole from the green tee, using his 8-iron, for a 152-yard hole-in-one. Gene Arnone and Cindy Arnone witnessed the amazing feat. Higley’s name will be engraved on…

LUDLOW – On Aug. 23 and 24, Okemo Valley Golf Club hosted its annual Men’s Four-Ball Tournament. Winning the first flight in stellar fashion was the tandem of Mark Kattalia and Roger Danyew who collected 27 ½ points over five nine-hole matches, followed by Jeff Williard and John Hunter with 24 points. Winning the second…

LUDLOW – On Aug. 20, Okemo Valley Golf Club’s ladies’ league came to an exciting conclusion. It was a tight race throughout the season, but none were tighter than the race for first and second overall. Ludlow Insurance fired a smooth one-under-par 34 and won in a scorecard playoff against DJ’s Restaurant. Betsy McKeever, Sue…

QUESTION: Brad and Logan are playing in a tournament. On the 15th hole, Brad strokes his ball into a wet area. Casual water is not visible before or after he has taken his stance. He takes his stance a second time and presses down his right foot. Water then appears around the sole of his shoe. Brad…

More than 2 million visitors a year hike on the Appalachian Trail, from short hikes on day visits to months-long escapes as they traverse the sometimes rugged expanse from Georgia to Maine. The impact of their recreational experiences on the natural resources along the way is largely unknown. In 2015, a U.S. Geological Survey researcher…

KILLINGTON—Joe Jones was a 17-year-old kid from Rutland when he joined the volunteer Otter Ski Patrol organization in 1937 to help keep people safe on the slopes of Pico Mountain. On Sept. 20, the now 92-year-old Jones just might be the star attraction at a party at the Summit Lodge to celebrate the end of…